Il BFI London Film Festival annuncia la line-up della sua seconda vetrina Works-in-Progress
- L'iniziativa offrirà un primo sguardo a sette nuovi progetti realizzati da talenti britannici emergenti
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The BFI London Film Festival (6-17 October) has announced the line-up of its second Works-in-Progress showcase. On this occasion, the event will present seven new projects for cinema, television and immersive platforms, being made by emerging British talents.
Exclusive clips from each project (either finalised or still in production/post-production) will be screened to an invited audience of buyers and festival programmers, followed by a Q&A with the director and producer. The clips will also screen online via a secure platform to a wider pool of industry professionals, whilst the in-person showcase will take place on 9 October.
As for the projects themselves, Hong Kong Mixtape is a documentary directed and produced by San San F Young, which zooms in on the delicate situation in Hong Kong, where freedom of expression and creativity are at serious risk. The movie delves into the personal story of San herself, as we mingle with her and other underground artists who now navigate this authoritarian “new normal”, and race to preserve Hong Kong’s creative uprising.
Medusa Deluxe [+leggi anche:
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Pretty Red Dress, the debut feature by Dionne Edwards, which is currently in post, tells the story of Travis, Candice and their daughter, Kenisha, as well as portraying their relationships with the same red dress. For Travis, the dress is a peace offering to Candice. For Candice, it is her audition outfit to play Tina Turner in a fictional musical and a ticket to a different life. For Kenisha, it is symbolic of a kind of femininity she doesn’t get as she relates to her masculine dad. When Travis is discovered wearing the dress, it sends the family spinning. The film is described as “a poignant, funny look at society’s boxes and all the things we do to be loved”. Staged by Georgia Goggin, it will star Natey Jones, Alexandra Burke and Temilola Olatunbosun.
Consensus Gentium by Karen Palmer is an XR project “set in the near-future world of an increased surveillance state”. The narrative will branch off in real time depending on the participant’s eye gaze and emotional response. The experience takes place on an imaginary app allowing one to become a global citizen, which affords the participant certain privileges, such as extensive mobility, in return for becoming the eyes and ears of the state. Produced by Tuyết Vân Huỳnh, it will star Miriam Teak-Lee, Zachary Hing, Tolu Kingba, Sorcha Farnan, Keon-Martial Phillip and Dean Christie.
The synopsis of Eleanor Nawal and Layla Madanat’s enigmatic XR project Mosaic/فسيفساء is: “My answer to this question can be best illustrated with another story…” It will question the identity of South-West Asia and North Africa (SWANA+) descendants. In it, verbatim interviews will be complemented by footage crowdsourced from interviewees, contrasted with reclaimed archive footage and accompanied by original music. Produced by Sarah Hamed, Mosaic promises to be “a continuous archival project shared through film arts, bringing together fragments of lives to tell a new story”.
All Points North by Glen Milner is a documentary being produced by Milner together with Ben Hilton. It is set over several years and explores the social tapestry of working life in Yorkshire during a period of profound change for the region. By experiencing real life through local and migrant workers, crafters and grafters, it journeys into the soul of the north to look at the way economics, politics and climate change affect common people.
Finally, My Name Is Leon by Lynette Linton is a TV feature set against the backdrop of the race riots in 1980s Birmingham. It tells the story of ten-year-old Leon, a mixed-race boy. We follow his quest to reunite his family after being taken into care and separated from his baby brother. Leon’s adventure leads him to an allotment, where he meets Tufty, who will teach him valuable lessons about himself, the world, love and family. Produced by Carol Harding, it will star Cole Martin, Monica Dolan, Malachi Kirby, Olivia Williams, Lenny Henry, Poppy Lee Friar, Shobna Gulati and Christopher Eccleston.
The complete list of Works-in-Progress projects is as follows:
Hong Kong Mixtape – San San F Young
Medusa Deluxe [+leggi anche:
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Pretty Red Dress – Dionne Edwards
Consensus Gentium – Karen Palmer
Mosaic/فسيفساء – Eleanor Nawal and Layla Madanat
All Points North - Glen Milner
My Name Is Leon – Lynette Linton
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